Court Grants Summary Judgment to Worker Injured in Trench Collapse

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker injured in a trench collapse should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case: Rivas v. Seward Park Housing Corp., No. 151607/16, 08/24/2023, published. Facts: Seward Park Housing Corp. owned a property in Manhattan. When a leak occurred at the property in January 2015, Seward hired Onsite Construction Enterprises on the recommendation of Fred Smith Plumbing and Heating Co. Onsite was an excavation company, and Seward asked it to perform an exploratory excavation to ascertain whether the leak was emanating from the bu...